A Luristan bronze axe head, the cylindrical shaft-hole with five projecting connected spikes, the curving blade with ridged edges, an arrowhead in relief along the centre of the blade, mounted -- 9¾in. (24.7cm.) long; and another, the blade emerging from the open mouth of a feline, on both sides of the shaft, mounted -- 5 7/8in. (15cm.) long (2)

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A Luristan bronze axe head, the cylindrical shaft-hole with five projecting connected spikes, the curving blade with ridged edges, an arrowhead in relief along the centre of the blade, mounted -- 9¾in. (24.7cm.) long; and another, the blade emerging from the open mouth of a feline, on both sides of the shaft, mounted -- 5 7/8in. (15cm.) long (2)

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